Hi mates! I' m sure that my error it's a silly thing but these kind of errors are what usually drive us mad. So, the thing is that I can compile a file in my university but when I use exactly the same command in my computer, I get an errorr. The command and its output are:

[bash#] g++ LBPROT.cpp ./scope-src/libscope.a
/tmp/ccYYTJfA.o(.text+0x27): In function `getimagef(char*, image_data*)':
: reference to `getimage(data*, char*, char*)' non-defined
collect2: ld returned the output state 1

This is exactly the same error I get in my university when I omit the library file 'libscope.a' where 'getimagef' function is defined.

Any suggestion?


Thanks to all of you for your help!!

This is not the way to include a library,if you are doing it you have to add -l<library name>
read the manpage,first.

Well rch, firstly thanks for your help. However, it doesn't work even in my university. I get that error:


Using relative path:

bash-2.04$ g++ -l ./scope-src/libscope.a LBPROT.cpp
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l./scope-src/libscope.a
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Using absolute path:

bash-2.04$ g++ -l /u1/msc/cl13/private/Project/scope-src/libscope.a LBPROT.cpp
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -l/u1/msc/cl13/private/Project/scope-src/libscope.a
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status


Any alternative suggestion?? It's very important to compile that in my computer, since I'm wasting a lot of time in my project with this stupid thing...

Thanks to all for your help!!

do you have the administrative previlage,
if you have maybe you could install the library
and then do ldconfig
The other way is to include the path using -L option
so do this
g++ -lscope -L<whereever the library is> -o <object file name> filename.cxx

If ld can't find it, it ain't there :-)

Double check the path you're using.

note that it is not libscope but only scope

Sorry mates, but it doesn't work yet. Just in case this might help you:

At home:
[bash$] g++ --version
g++ (GCC) 3.2.2 20030222 (Red Hat Linux 3.2.2-5)

In my university:
bash-2.04$ g++ --version
2.96

I did that:

bash-2.04$ g++ -lscope -L /u1/msc/cl13/private/Project/scope-src/ -o libscope.a LBPROT.cpp
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lscope
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

and that:

bash-2.04$ g++ -lscope -L /u1/msc/cl13/private/Project/scope-src/ -o object.o LBPROT.cpp
/usr/bin/ld: cannot find -lscope
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status

Does anybody know why I can do 'g++ LBPROT.cpp ./scr-scope/libscope.a -o LPPROT' but I can do neither ''g++ LBPROT.cpp -L ./src-scope/ -l libscope.a -o LBPROT' nor 'g++ LBPROT.cpp -l./src-scope/libscope.a -o LBPROT'???

Of course, none works at home...

Thanks!

this is wrong
do
bash-2.04$ g++ -L/u1/msc/cl13/private/Project/scope-src/ -o anything LBPROT.cpp -lscope
or much easier
copy libscope.a to /usr/lib
(if you are allowed to do so)
do ldconfig
now do not use the -L option

Amazing mate! It' works only in my university:

g++ -L./scope-src/ -o anything LBPROT.cpp -lscope

I've tried to copy the libscope.a file in /usr/lib and then do 'ldconfig'. Afterwards, I did 'g++ -o anything LBPROT.cpp -lscope' and 'g++ LBPROT.cpp ./scope-src/libscope.a -o LBPROT' that both work in my university, but any of them work at all in my laptop!!

Is there anything else I can do if have run your pacience out??

Thanks!!

First tell me whether you are in the uni or at home,coz it appears that you are in two places at once.Or is it that your home is quite near the uni.(Incidentally I also study
in a uni,but my home is around 30km away)
Second apparently something did not worked and something worked,I do not follow what command worked and what didn't?

Well, I'm at home but I can compile my project from home via SSH. That's what I'm doing since the beggining of this 'conversation'.

See you around mate!

well you could have said so,anyway i use ssh too within the uni only.

finally about the commands which worked and which did not work could you tell me what they were?

All commands the work were in my university. The rest are divided between at home and university computes. I've already specified which didn't work in my univeristy... At home none worked...

Thanks mate! :d

My guess you are from Australia!
Anyway thanks!!